Dig phase of Miami port tunnel completed

Tuesday, May 07, 2013

The international consortium responsible for building the $1 billion underwater tunnel connecting the Port of Miami to local highways has completed boring the twin tubes that will carry cruise passengers and container trucks, according to port officials and the Miami Herald.
The tunnel is on schedule to be completed one year from now, well before the Panama Canal Authority finishes adding new locks and wider channels that will enable much larger ships from Asia to deliver goods at East Coast ports. Miami is in the process of dredging its channel to 50 feet and restoring intermodal rail service to its docks, in addition to the tunnel project, as it angles for big-ship business.
The tunnel is designed to divert trucks from using crowded downtown streets to reach Interstate 395.The tunnel engineering company used massive machines to excavate the tunnels and will now start laying pavement. - Eric Kulisch